3A Emergent Coastal Landscapes Form As Sea Levels Fall Flashcards
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What does eustatic mean?
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Worldwide change in sea level
2
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What is an interglacial period?
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A geological period of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years
3
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What does isostatic mean?
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Relating to vertical movement of the earths crust
4
Q
What is a glacial period ?
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When polar and mountain ice sheets were extensive across the earths surface
5
Q
What physical factors effect global temperature and the volume of water in oceans?
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Variations in the earths orbit
Variations in the energy the sun produces 11 years
Volcanic eruptions reducing incident solar radiation
6
Q
What are the 3 milankovitch cycles
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Procession
Eccentricity
Axial tilt
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